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PG&E announced that more than 1,500 Tesla Powerwall owners have already decided to joined the new virtual power plant it launched in partnership with Tesla in California. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage systems, like Tesla Powerwalls, used in concert to provide grid services and avoid the use of polluting and expensive peaker power plants. Last year, Tesla launched a test VPP in California, where Powerwall owners would join in voluntarily without compensation to let the VPP…

The beloved pooch snoring on your couch or sticking a snoot under your arm at dinner time came from a much wilder origin. At some point, dogs diverged from gray wolves under the guidance of domestication, to become the diverse fuzzbutts that fill our homes and hearts with such joy today.  Exactly when and how this process took place, however, is something of a mystery. Now ancient DNA, including that of wolves preserved in permafrost for tens of thousands of years, is shedding some light on how wild wolves became some of…

Yet another star has boarded the much-anticipated Hunger Games prequel movie. As based on author Suzanne Collins’ 2020 novel of the same name, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set to relaunch the YA dystopian franchise, formerly headed by Jennifer Lawrence, in a big way. And while there might be a Katniss Everdeen-sized hole in the film, Lionsgate is hoping to fill it with an abundance of familiar names and upcoming faces. The latest to volunteer themselves as tribute is Jason Schwartzman (Scott Pilgrim vs.…

Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for 2022 Tribeca Festival Antonio Banderas brought Santiago Moncada to life with an air of nuanced villainy that turned him into one of the more memorable aspects of the live-action Uncharted adaptation. That’s not to say the movie wasn’t middling, or the story a generic rehash of every treasure-hunting race that came before it, but Banderas nevertheless gave it a hundred percent and utilized his acting chops in an attempt to make Santiago a compelling antagonistic figure.…

Internet commerce company Meesho on Tuesday said it has crossed six lakh seller registrations on the platform. A rising number of small businesses have joined Meesho in the past year amid initiatives taken by the company including zero commission and zero penalty."Meesho...announced that it has crossed 6 lakh seller registrations on the platform, recording a 7X increase since April 2021," the company said in a statement.According to the company, over half of these sellers operate only on Meesho.Nearly 70 per cent of all…

Employees at five Colorado Starbucks stores have joined a growing number of employees across the country who have voted to unionize the global coffee chain. A Starbucks in Colorado Springs and two in Denver voted Thursday to form a union at their individual locations. In April a store in Superior became the first in the state to vote in a union. Pro-union workers at a Denver location on East Colfax Avenue also won their election. Election results at a second Colorado Springs store were still being determined because the…

Margot Robbie has been a major Hollywood player ever since she was catapulted to worldwide fame thanks to Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. Among the highlights of the actress’ resume are playing Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad movies and Birds of Prey, as well as starring as the upcoming Barbie movie’s eponymous protagonist. Well, word’s come in that Robbie has joined another big franchise: the world of Ocean’s Eleven.According to THR, Margot Robbie is re-teaming with Bombshell director Jay Roach for a new…

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Carmen Electra has joined OnlyFans. Article content The 50-year-old actress says it was a “no-brainer” to become a content creator on the adult subscription site, and she has told fans and potential subscribers she will be posting swimwear and lingerie photos as well as beauty tutorials, and holiday content. She said: “I just felt…

Oppo will unveil the Reno8 series on May 23 and while the company has posted copious amounts of images of the new models, it’s hard to tell which model is which. Luckily, the trio leaked yesterday, complete with several images of each. Now leakster Evan Blass has even more images to show, so let’s try to spot the differences. Starting with the Oppo Reno8, it has three cameras, each on its, plus a circular LED flash. The phone has a punch hole camera in the upper left corner and the bezel below the screen isn’t the…